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Werribee River

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300,000 (equivalent to A$ 472,648 in 2022) towards restoring the Werribee River, removing willows choking the river around the township and replacing them with native plants in a habitat restoration project.
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In 1851, a substantial timber bridge was built to cross the Werribee River to replace an earlier wooden bridge. In 1852, this bridge was washed away when the Werribee river flooded.
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which came upon a large party of Aboriginal people and indiscriminately shot and killed at least ten, There are accounts of arsenic-laced flour being given to them.
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Behind the Werribee golf course, the K-Road cliffs are perhaps the most unusual feature of the river, being sometimes described as looking like a river in
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follows the Werribee River along much of its course. In total the Werribee River completes a journey of approximately 110 kilometres (68 mi).
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Werribee River holds fish all along its course, most of which are at the mouth of the river into
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In the late 1830s and 1840s, the Werribee River was the scene of conflict between the
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tribesman that accompanied Wedge said the name for the stream was 'Weariby Yallock' (
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Aerial perspective of the K Road cliffs along the Werribee River in January 2018
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Before the arrival of settlers, the Werribee River was the boundary of the
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meaning 'stream'). The spelling changed to the present form of
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and it flows across the basalt plain, through the suburb of
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Marking the boundary between Bacchus Marsh and Maddingley
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Charles Franks and a shepherd were speared to death near
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camped by the river on 15 December 1824 and named it the
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of the river, and supplies irrigation needs to the zoo.
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winds beside the Werribee River from Davis Creek in
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The 708: 598:before being utilised for irrigation of 1004: 850:Under the old Western Highway at Ballan 3162: 1777: 978: 976: 725:tribe whose six clans lived along the 161: 3075: 2740: 1790: 1751: 1120: 1112:Werribee River – Redreaming the plain 1030: 713:Werribee River in Spring 2017, where 571:. The headwaters of a tributary, the 3195:Rivers of Greater Melbourne (region) 1086:Geelong Advertiser and Intelligencer 641:to the Princes Highway in Werribee. 49:adding citations to reliable sources 20: 973: 756:in July 1836. This resulted in the 13: 1792:Rivers that flow towards the coast 838:Running through parkland in Ballan 665:, but then decided to call it the 143:, downstream from Melton Reservoir 14: 3206: 1105: 1042:Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia 555:catchment that is located on the 1730: 1729: 1718: 1717: 1706: 1705: 900: 879: 867: 855: 843: 831: 160: 153: 133: 25: 1012:"Place Details: Werribee River" 791:. This area is best fished for 169:Location of the Werribee River 36:needs additional citations for 1961:Lake Victoria (East Gippsland) 1675:Bunyip Main Drain Wylies Drain 1073: 1055: 657:after Hovell's father-in-law. 426: • coordinates 348: • coordinates 1: 923: 315:Physical characteristics 3190:Rivers of Grampians (region) 1038:"Map of Werribee River, VIC" 644: 594:The river flows through the 465: • elevation 387: • elevation 16:River in Victoria, Australia 7: 918:List of rivers of Australia 891: 413: • location 335: • location 10: 3211: 1431:Kooyongkoot (ex-Gardiners) 824: 778: 760:– a punitive party led by 704: 673:. 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Werribee River is located in Victoria
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